Highway and Road Transportation

A recent Daily Press article concerning loss of trees in the I-64 median due to the current widening project touched on an important but relatively minor aspect of the environmental impact associated with this work.

Clear-cutting median trees during phase I widening is plainly damaging to our environment, aesthetics and desired perception as a relatively pristine setting for historical tourism. But the real impact is the increased noise that loss of these natural sound barriers will bring to local neighborhoods, and the follow-on loss of many, many more trees as the widening promotes further urban sprawl in the now rural areas between Williamsburg and Richmond.

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A recent Daily Press article concerning loss of trees in the I-64 median due to the current widening project touched on an important but relatively minor aspect of the environmental impact associated with this work.
Clear-cutting median trees during...

Work installing a stop light on Route 17 at T.C. Walker Road in Gloucester is now slated to start Monday, according to Kelly Hannon with the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Construction was expected to start last week but was delayed...

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Many of the closures are scheduled after peak travel...

Maintenance work on the Coleman Bridge this weekend will cause traffic stops and temporary lanes closures, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
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Many of the closures...

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Maintenance is underway at the left lane of I-264 westbound past Laskin Road, the left lane of I-264 eastbound past Lynnhaven Parkway and the left shoulder of I-64 eastbound at Little Creek Road.
On I-264 eastbound past the I-64 interchange, a...

Prepare to give yourself extra time at some local bridges and tunnels and on major interstates across Hampton Roads starting Sunday.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has several scheduled projects that are expected to close lanes.
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A crash involving a tractor trailer truck closed a portion of Route 17 Friday afternoon, March 27, in Middlesex County just north of the Gloucester County line, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
Sgt. Michelle Anaya with the...

City Center Boulevard will open to traffic April 4, City Manager Jim Bourey said.
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"In that time we will have the street open to pedestrians, bicyclists,...

Traffic is now moving following a multi-vehicle crash involving an overturned vehicle on westbound I-64 in Hampton.
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